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Canada unveils vertical $10 banknote featuring Viola Desmond

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 08/03/2018

The Bank of Canada has unveiled the new $10 banknote featuring the iconic Canadian woman Viola Desmond on International Women’s Day. The launch of the new $10 banknote, expected to begin circulating in late 2018, marks the first time that an iconic Canadian woman has been included in a circulating Bank of Canada banknote. An…

Canada issues $5 and $10 polymer banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 18/11/2013

The Bank of Canada has now completed the issue of its first polymer banknote series. The release of the new $5 and $10 polymer banknotes follow the gradual release of the previous $100, $50 and $20 denominations. Like the previous versions, the Bank of Canada state that the main motivation for the change to polymer…

New US $100 dollar bill issued

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 10/10/2013

On the 8th October 2013, the US Federal Reserve issued the latest version of the $100 dollar banknote. The note contains several new security features, including Motion™ thread and a colour changing/ optically variable ink. Other features include: Watermark of Benjamin Franklin Embedded security thread which glows pink under Ultraviolet (UV) light Colour shifting “100”…

Canada continues to release polymer banknote series

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 03/12/2012

Following the release of the $100 and $50 polymer banknotes, the Bank of Canada has recently issued the new $20 polymer banknote. This is the latest in the entire series due to be changed, with the new polymer $10 and $5 banknotes expected to be released by late 2013. Like the previous versions, the Bank…